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With Many, Trilobite, The King In Fossil Hunting.
My story of a trilobite find I had back in 2003 and I have pictures to go with it. Just below the story starts.
Also a story of 2008 finds.
***New Pictures from my finds from last July 2009 is down at the bottom of this lens.***
In the near future, I will be uploading my own personal video of a trilobite hunt. This is one I took no still photos of.
All photos on this page are copyrighted, thanks.
The Top Five Reasons The Trilobite is the Best Fossils
- It will get you outdoors.
- The fun of the hunt.
- The whole family can do it together.
- You will learn new things.
- There are many types of trilobites to look for.
The Hunt For A Trilobite. With Pictures.
Location.........Kentucky.............Near the Ohio River.
Along a small creek bank I walked. Looking along a one foot thick layer of the creek bank. This is a layer of harden clay. The clay does soften and flake with time and sun light. Then sometimes gets washed away when the creek water comes up. At times showing a hint of a trilobite. I spot something different along the clay layers. A small bump with some lines on it. I look closer. Yes! There is one. I'm wondering how big this one will be.
Picture of the trilobite before I started. Can you see where it is?
Get To Work!
Tweezers
You can see about half of it. The trilobite is on its side.
It Is Out!
All In One
A Flexicalymene Meeki. It is the common trilobite found around here.
For The Young Reader Spotlight
Dwight and the Trilobite (Get Ready-Get Set-Read!)
Amazon Price: $3.95 (as of 02/09/2010)
Don't Forget To Look Around
They maybe right under your feet
If you are finding trilobites in a creek bank there is some laying around. As flood waters or just high water goes through the creek it will wash some of the trilobites out of the bank. And leave them within the rocks along the creek. This picture I have here is one trilobite that I found with the rocks. I took the picture before I picked it up. It was in great shape. At times you will find one that has been weathered because it has been out of the bank for some time. I found this trilobite on a different day than the one above(note this trilobite is dry). You might dig this book.
Check this out and see if I am right.
Collecting Fossils: Hold Prehistory in the Palm of Your Hand
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Collecting is in all of us.
Some Information
The Trilobite Eye
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Trilobite Classification Chart
For a long time, trilobites were considered the mo more...1 point
Cincipaleo-Cincinnatian Trilobite
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Some Trilobites of the Cincinnatian
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http://drydredgers.org/flexi.htm
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Amazon.com: Trilobites: Books: Riccardo Levi-Setti
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Fossils Items on Amazon
Trilobite Mug
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Trilobites: Common Trilobites of North America (A NatureGuide book)
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Trilobites
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Trilobites!
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One of My Finds
Found this one in May of 2001 in Lewis Co. Kentucky.
The Trilobite, The Trilobite!
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Fabulous Fossils: 300 Years of Worldwide Research on Trilobites by Donald G. Mikulic
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Trilobites! by Kenneth Gass
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Trilobites and Fossils on eBay
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More Of My Finds
A few more of the trilobites I have found and one calyx of a crinoid.
The calyx I found near Maysville, Kentucky and the others near Tollesboro, Kentucky.
What the web says about Trilobites.
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Some Info On This Bug
Trilobites (pronounced Category: wikt - :trilobite|tra?l??ba?t, meaning "three lobes") are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites first appear in the fossil record during the Early Cambrian period () and flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before beginning a drawn-out decline to extinction when, during the Devonian, all trilobite orders, with the sole exception of Proetida, died out. Trilobites finally disappeared in the mass extinction at the end of the Permian about .
When trilobites first appear in the fossil record they were already highly diverse and geographically dispersed. Because trilobites had wide diversity and an easily fossilized exoskeleton an extensive fossil record was left, with some 17,000 known species spanning Paleozoic time. Trilobites have provided important contributions to biostratigraphy, paleontology, evolutionary biology and plate tectonics. Trilobites are often placed within the arthropod subphylum Schizoramia within the superclass Arachnomorpha (equivalent to the Arachnata), although several alternative taxonomies are found in the literature.
Trilobites had many life styles; some moved over the sea-bed as predators, scavengers or filter feeders and some swam, feeding on plankton. Most life styles expected of modern marine arthropods are seen in trilobites, except for parasitism.
Some trilobites (particularly the family Olenida) are even thought to have evolved a symbiotic relationship with sulfur-eating bacteria from which they derived food.
The Hunt Of The Elusive Trilobite
July 5, 2008
The Hunting Party
The Large Hunting Grounds
Trilobite Spotlight
Trilobite White Cap
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 02/09/2010)
A Very Good Day!
While the kids went to look and have fun, I zoned in on a harden clay layer. I looked for the signs of trilobite parts. They are an animal that molted as they got bigger so there are lots of parts. I started to find some and I hoped that I would find one that was whole. Wow! There is one! It was in the loosen clay. I pulled it out and it was bigger than a penny size. All of it was there. A very nice rolled up trilobite.
The Find
The Day Got Better
A Prone Trilobite
That Days Find
The Size
That day I found two trilobites.
The first one is a semi-prone one. A little part of the front is missing and is a nice size.
The other one is rolled up nice and tight. A little smaller that the first one. They both were laying loose from the matrix.
The flower is a nice touch when you are close to the ground.
Trilobite finds on July 3, 2009
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More videos below the guestbook
There is a four part video of how to collect fossils.
There and some others I thought were interesting.
There are unknown trilobites out there, but make yourself known here!
Just a line or two or more if you will.
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- Pastiche Pastiche Apr 5, 2009 @ 9:25 am
- My husband is always finding interesting rocky artifacts in the soil around our home. He thinks they're ancient tools or parts of weapons ... I dunno, but the fossils are definitely ancient life preserved. Cool lens, your kids are learning wonderful lessons and having fun with Dad! 5*.
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- praise praise Mar 16, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
- I've always been interested in fossils as far back as I can remember, great fun and educational. Looks like it was a worthwhile expedition! Thanks for visiting my lens and commenting.
Debra
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- C-Joy C-Joy Feb 21, 2009 @ 7:08 am
- Beautiful! I can't wait to start collecting my own:)
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- WhitU4ever WhitU4ever Oct 5, 2008 @ 10:46 am
- What fun!
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- aquariann aquariann Oct 2, 2008 @ 11:12 am
- Awesome lens! Your photographs are great. I want to hunt for a trilobite now.
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More Trilobites Spotlight
Trilobites
Amazon Price: $32.49 (as of 02/09/2010)
The Largest Trilobite Find
It is around 28 inches long.
How To Collect Fossils
The Dry Dredgers
Got Clicky?
Pictures from some friends at webshots.com
Do you like them? They most likely will not be fossils.
Go to webshots.com and search for trilobites.
If you like to see some of my pictures of nature, fossils, and fun at webshots.com, my user name there is lookingonn.
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